'Shocked' Tak won't sue over red-shirt protest

Tak posted comments on her Facebook page claiming Akong’s death brought her satisfaction because his support for the amendment of Section 112 – the lese majeste law – offended her beloved
“father”, referring to His Majesty the King.
On Saturday night, around 30 red-shirt supporters in Pattaya waited for the actress at her filming location. When she arrived, they displayed offensive banners and attacked her verbally, trying to drive her out of the province.
The actress later told Thai Rath reporters on the phone she admitted she was shocked by the incident, but she was ready to accept it, as they were exercising their right of freedom of speech.
She added that she would not file charges against the protesters, and would go to the shooting location again today after she had asked for protection from Pattaya police.
Later, Kasiern Tashapeera, a lecturer at Thammasat University’s faculty of political science, commented about the incident on his Facebook page.
He said that politics was about popularity. He understood that the red shirts demonstrated out of frustration – but looking at any long-term benefit, harassing her would not win her heart or that of society. Rather it would fuel their anger and fear, according to Kasiern.
If they could change Tak’s and some other people’s opinions towards the death of Akong, whom he saw as a victim of an “unjust system”, that would be a real victory, added the lecturer. Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, spokesman for the Democrat Party, urged Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung, who oversees the police, to take action while urging red-shirt leaders to manage red-shirt protesters.
The violent incident indicated that the red shirts were not open to other people’s opinion, even though everyone should be able to exercise their freedom of speech.
Red-shirt protesters had no right to harass other people, said the spokesman.